Captains of Industry (ep34) John Hammond
John Hays Hammond (March 31, 1855 – June 8, 1936) was an American mining engineer, diplomat, and philanthropist. He amassed a sizable fortune before the age of 40. An early advocate of deep mining, Hammond was given complete charge of Cecil Rhodes' mines in South Africa and made each undertaking a financial success.
He was a main force planning and executing the Jameson Raid in 1895. It was a fiasco and Hammond, along with the other leaders of the Johannesburg Reform Committee, was arrested and sentenced to death.
The Reform Committee leaders were released after paying large fines, but like many of the leaders, Hammond escaped Africa for good. He returned to the United States, became a close friend of President William Howard Taft, and was appointed a special ambassador.
At the same time, he continued to develop mines in Mexico and California and, in 1923, he made another fortune while drilling for oil with the Burnham Exploration Company.
-
1:04:07
Trumpet Daily
1 day ago $1.81 earnedHot Take for the Regime: Michael Cohen Has No Credibility - Trumpet Daily | May 17, 2024
3.63K8 -
57:09
CutJibNewsletter
18 hours agoYou've Got a Fiend - Cut Jib Newsletter Speaks!
40 -
LIVE
Kaloopy - The Eye Candy Channel
4 hours agoKaloopy - Eye Candy - Episode 1
324 watching -
3:09:47
Turtleboy Daily News
10 hours agoEp663 - Karen Read Trial: Matt and Jen McCabe, Colin Albert Testimony
34.5K38 -
4:47:16
SonnyFaz
5 hours agoSonny Debates OF Chug Jug Girl LVL 97
26.4K30 -
1:06:35
The Kirk Minihane Show
8 hours ago420 Show
27.4K4 -
31:28
Alexis Wilkins
17 hours agoBetween the Headlines with Alexis Wilkins: Wisconsin Supreme Court, Psaki's Book, Debates, Border
33.1K30 -
LIVE
Right Side Broadcasting Network
12 days agoLIVE REPLAY: President Trump Headlines the 153rd Annual NRA Meeting - 5/18/24
5,592 watching -
35:50
TheTapeLibrary
1 day ago $0.02 earnedThe Disturbing True Story of The Amityville Horror
27K15 -
8:13
Memology 101
1 day ago $0.03 earnedABSOLUTE CHAOS as MTG, AOC & Crockett trade insults during AG Garland Contempt Hearing
34.2K134